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#42E7CB

#42e7cb ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#42e7cb is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.59% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.12% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 169.82°, with 77.46% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#33ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6262

Complementary

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #e7425e

Split complementary

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #e742b1
  3. #e77942

Analogous

  1. #42e779
  2. #42e7cb
  3. #42b1e7

Triadic

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #cb42e7
  3. #e7cb42

Tetradic

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #425ee7
  3. #e7425e
  4. #e7cb42

Square

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #7942e7
  3. #e7425e
  4. #b1e742

Monochromatic

  1. #10806d
  2. #19c4a7
  3. #42e7cb
  4. #86f0de
  5. #caf8f0

Shades

#42e7cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #3bd0b7
  3. #35b9a2
  4. #2ea28e
  5. #288b7a
  6. #217466
  7. #1a5c51
  8. #14453d
  9. #0d2e29
  10. #071714
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e7cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #55e9d0
  3. #68ecd5
  4. #7beedb
  5. #8ef1e0
  6. #a1f3e5
  7. #b3f5ea
  8. #c6f8ef
  9. #d9faf5
  10. #ecfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e7cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e7cb
  2. #48ddc4
  3. #4ed2bc
  4. #55c8b5
  5. #5bbead
  6. #61b4a6
  7. #67a99e
  8. #6d9f97
  9. #74958f
  10. #7a8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d9ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ded9ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c9cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ebdf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4dfca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3d5cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e9d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e7cb {
  color: #42e7cb;
}
Background
.bg-42e7cb {
  background-color: #42e7cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e7cb {
  border: 2px solid #42e7cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e7cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 231 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e7cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e7cb, #42b1e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e7cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 231 203 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.86 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.81 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.74 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.43 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.64 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.67 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.60 #bd1834 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Turquoise
#42e7cb  rgb(66, 231, 203)  hsl(170, 77%, 58%)  Turquoise
#e7425e  rgb(231, 66, 94)  hsl(350, 77%, 58%)  Amaranth
#cb42e7  rgb(203, 66, 231)  hsl(290, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#e7cb42  rgb(231, 203, 66)  hsl(50, 77%, 58%)  Citrine